INDEX. 



477 



IvEUM, descript'on of the. 211 



[nHaininatioo, nature of, 160 ; treatment 

 of, ItiO, 161 ; hot or cold applications 

 to, guide in the choice of, ib. ; import- 

 ance of bleedini^ in, 160, 361 ; when 

 proper to physic in. 161 ; of the bow- 

 els, 2-20 ; ditto, distinction between it 

 and colic, ?7>. ; brain, 74 ; eye, 93 ; 

 fool, 30-2; kidneys, 231 ; larj/nx, 171; 

 lungs, 186; stomach,* 207; trachea, 

 172; veins. 141. 



Influenza, nature and treatment of, 175. 



Infusions, manner of making them, 457. 



Insanity, 90. 



Iniercostal muscles, description of the. 

 146. 



Intestines, description of the, 210. 



Introsusception of the intestines, treat- 

 ment of, 226. 



Invertebrated animals, what, 44. 



Iodine, usefulness of, in i-educing en- 

 larged glands, 458. 



Iris, description of the, 64. 



Iron, the carbonate of, a mild and useful 

 tonic, 454 ; sulphate of. a stronger 

 tonic, ib. ; ditto, recommended for the 

 cure of glanders, ib. 



Itchiness of the skin should always be 

 regarded with suspicion, 458. 



James's powder, 442. 



Jaundice, symptoms and treatment of, 



229, 230. 

 Jaw, the lower, admirable mechanism 



of i20 ; vipper. description of, 121. 

 Jejunum, description of the, 211. 

 Jointed shoe, the description and use of, 



3.53. 

 Jugular vein, bleeding from the, 167. 

 Juniper, oil of, use of, 458. 



Kicking, a bad and inveterate habit. 

 373. 



Kidneys, description of the, 230 ,• in- 

 flammation of, symptoms and treat- 

 ment of 231. 



Knee, an anatomical description of the, 

 253 ; tied in below, 258 ; broken, treat- 

 ment of, 254, 421. 



Knowledge of the horse.how acquired,46. 



Labyiunth of the ear, description and 



use of the, 58. 

 Lachrymal duct, description of the, 60; 



gland, de.scription and use of the, ib. 

 Lamed*, or laniin;T», horny, account of 



tlie, 297 ; fleshy, account of the, ib. ; 



weight of the horse, supported by the, 



ib. 

 Lameness, shoulder, method of ascer- 

 taining. 246 ; from whatever cause, 



unsoundness. 426. 

 Lampas, nature and treatment of, 119 ; < 



cruelty of burning the bars for, 120. 

 Laminae of the foot. See Lamellae. 



1 Lancet and fleam, comparison between 

 ! them, 166. 



Laryngitis, chronic and acute, 172. 

 [ Larynx, description of the, 143 ; inflara- 

 [ matiou of the, 171. 

 I Laudanum, the u.se of in veterinary 

 practice, 461, 462. 

 Lead, the compounds of, used in veter- 

 inary practice, 459 ; extract of, its 

 power much over-valued, ib. ; sugar 

 of use of //;. ; while, use of ib. 

 Leather, soles, description and use of, 



353. 

 Leg, cut of the, 87 ; description of the, 



256; fracture of the, 342. 

 Legs, fore, the situation of, 246; hind, 

 anatomical description of the, 271 ; 

 swelled, 287. 

 Levator humeri muscle, description of 



the, 250. 

 Lever, muscular action explained on 

 j the principle of it, 248. 

 I Ligament of the neck, description and 

 [ elasticity of the, 53, 54. 

 I Light, the degree of, in the stable, 389. 

 j Limbs, fracture of the, 337. 

 I Lime, the chloride of, exceedingly use- 

 ful for bad smelling wounds, &c., 

 459 ; the chloride of valuable in 

 cleansing stables from infection, ib. 

 Liniments, the composition and use of. 



459. 

 Linseed, an infusion of, used in catarrh, 

 398, 460 ; meal forms the best poultice, 

 460, 463. 

 Lips, anatomy and uses of the, 117 



lips the hands of the horse, ib. 

 Litter, the, cannot be too frequently re- 

 moved, 387 ; proper .substances for 

 388 ; conti'action not so much pro- 

 duced by it as some imagine, 309. 

 Liver, the anatomy and use of it, 213 ; 



diseases of the, 228. 

 Locked jaw, symptom.s, cause, and 



treatment of 79. 

 Loins, description of the, 150. 

 Luceru, considered as an article of food, 



400. 

 Lumbricus teres, or long white worm, 



the, 227. 

 Lunar caustic, a very excellent applica- 

 tion, 442. 

 Lungs, description of the, 155; symp- 

 toms of intiammation of the, 186 , 

 causes of, ib. ; how distinguished 

 from catarrh and distemper, 186, 187; 

 » treatment of 188, 189 ; importance of 

 early bleeding in, 190 ; blisters prefer- 

 able to rowels or setons in, 191. 



Madness, the symptoms and treatment 



of, 76. 

 .Magnesia, the sulphate of 460. 

 Mailenders, the situation of 270 ; the 



nature and treatment of, 286. 



